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William of Occam would have hated conspiracy theories. A 14th-century philosopher and Franciscan friar, William is celebrated for developing the “law of parsimony,” better known …

Donald Trump’s transition team said on Wednesday that a controversial questionnaire sent to the Department of Energy asking for the names of staffers working on …

Nearly 15% of land on earth is now protected, though some key areas needed to preserve biodiversity have been left out, according to a new …

The scientific journal Nature has endorsed the March for Science, scheduled to take place on April 22 in support of the importance of science in …

For the third year in a row, the Earth saw a new record set for the warmest year. In a new report, the National Oceanic …

A new species of tiny moth has been named after Donald Trump, partly because the President-elect’s hairstyle resembles the moth’s distinctive yellow and white scales. …

A group of the world’s leading thinkers on climate change have issued an urgent call for the world to reach peak greenhouse gas emissions by …

A slew of challenges from animal rights activism to financial pressures have forced the leaders of American zoos to rethink their footprint and purpose. The …

Researchers have discovered that macaque monkeys engage in a distinct memory process that was long thought to be practiced solely by humans. The study, published …

Mounting evidence is pointing towards the nerve gas sarin as the chemical behind the attack that killed more than 80 people, including at least 27 …